Louise Pearson

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in the 0-19 service delivering the Health Child Programme first as a Health Visitor for the 0-5 years service from June 2015 then as a Public Health Nurse Practitioner for the 5-19 years service from Jan 2018.
• Facilitate, develop and deliver training sessions and workshops for professionals including teaching staff and local authority staff, parents/carers and children and young people.
• Support and participate in community health education programmes, attending community health and wellbeing forums and events, working in collaboration with other agencies in various community settings and educational settings.
• Face to face and online delivery of training both locally and county wide.
• Development of resources based on evidence and current research.
• Facilitate the development and delivery of health and wellbeing surveys, collecting data and developing reports.
• Assist in development of policies and procedures for own service and schools.
• Contribute to the overall development of the service and development of new programmes within the service.
• Delivery of virtual clinics to signpost advise and support parents/ carers and professionals on health and wellbeing concerns for young people.
• Development and delivery of targeted interventions with young people.
• Development of school public health plans to identify needs and develop action plan.
• Timely and accurate record keeping including referrals to other agencies.
• Mentor students and junior members of staff.
• Facilitate group and individual safeguarding supervision.
• Engaged in continuous professional development.

• Employed as a student undertaking additional training to gain a post graduate certificate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing School Age and then additionally in Health Visiting.
• Completed modules in:

Evidence Based Practice

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Facilitating Health Behaviour Changes

Public Health in Practice

Leading Evidence Based School Nursing and Health Visiting

• Assessment and care planning of patients referred with signs or symptoms of First Episode of Psychosis.
• Delivered psychosocial interventions to individuals experiencing first episode of psychosis and worked with families to enhance their understanding of mental health conditions.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance the overall mental health support service to individuals and families.
• Assessment and evaluating risk, referral to additional services as needed.

• Worked in collaboration with Department of Work and Pensions and Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust as a Case Manager for The Condition Management Programme.
• Utilised skills as a Registered General Nurse and Registered Mental Health Nurse to establish the identity of the Condition Management Programme in Cumbria.
• Engaged and assessed individuals to develop a plan of health promoting activities from mental health support groups looking at areas of self-esteem and confidence and assertiveness to referral to exercise and physiotherapy input.
• Contributed to the deployment of evidence based practice within the team, to ensure best practice.

• Assessment, care planning and evaluation on a one to one basis for those individuals with mild to moderate mental health concerns, such as anxiety and depression.
• Assessment of risk and referring to additional mental health support as required.
• Collaborative working with GP practices and other NHS and support services.

• Initially employed as a registered nurse undertaking additional training in mental health from September 2001 to November 2002 to gain a Diploma of Higher Education and qualify as a Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Followed by employment as a RMN working with older adults with organic and functional mental health needs in an inpatient hospital setting.
• Undertaking additional training to gain a Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Psychosocial interventions.

• Registered nurse working with health visiting service.
• Child development assessments.
• Child immunisations.
• Health and Wellbeing assessments for older adults.
• Working collaboratively in GP setting and patients homes.

• Administering care to older adults with organic and functional mental health needs in an inpatient hospital setting.
• Administration of medication.
• Implemented individualised care plans; tailored interventions to unique patient situations and expectations.
• Championed mental health awareness amongst colleagues; delivering best practice based on recent evidence in a clinical setting.

• Administering care to older adults with organic and functional mental health needs and physical health needs in an inpatient care home setting.
• Implemented individualised care plans; tailored interventions to unique patient situations and expectations.
• Championed mental health awareness amongst colleagues; delivering best practice based on recent evidence in a clinical setting.

• Implemented individualised care plans; tailored interventions to patients with neurological conditions.
• Participated in the delivery of research studies for those individuals with neurological conditions.
• Administration of medication and treatments as prescribed.
• Delivery of health education to patients and families about their health condition.
• Collaborative working with other team members and members of multidisciplinary team.

• Undertook student nurse training to develop skills and gain Registered Nurse Status.